Traveller

by Supatra Sen / May 31st, 2026

I belong nowhere
I have no destination
Sometimes I sail with clouds
Or wind and twirl with
Gushing mountain rivulets
Down the valley
I meet the boy with large curious eyes
Dashing through paddy fields
With his sister
For a view of the lightning express
Flashing past the sleepy station
And for a while I’m home
Till the road beckons
Again…

I meet the lone shepherd
Stepping lightly
On hill slopes
Gathering his flocks
Humming a folklore
It feels home once more
But after a while
A call
From far and beyond…
Enchanting as the Pied Piper’s flute
I ‘m compelled to leave behind all
Once more I’m on the move
Going nowhere
Searching no one
Haunted by the deep unknown…

Dr Supatra Sen, currently Associate Professor in a reputable Kolkata college is a veteran academician, teaching and researching in the fields of Botany and Environment. Her over hundred twenty publications as international books, papers and reviews are chiefly in her professional subject. She has edited several UGC funded ISBN volumes and is also the founder and Chief Editor of an ISSN peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary academic journal Harvest since 2016. Her tryst with poetry writing began in 2020 during the global pandemic and in October 2021 her poetry anthology My Autumn Sonata was published. Read other articles by Supatra.

This article was posted on Sunday, May 31st, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.